The BOOG 2013-08 trial evaluates whether SLNB can be safely omitted for patients with clinically T1-2N0 treated with ...

Lymphatic mapping, a recent technique first developed for the management of melanoma, is based on the concept that information about the status of the entire lymphatic drainage from a tumor site could ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Similar proportions of older women with node-negative and node-positive early breast cancer had Oncotype Dx ...

SAN ANTONIO -- Patients with early breast cancer who skipped axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) lived just as long as those who underwent sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), the randomized INSEMA ...

Panitumumab in combination with FEC 100 (5-fluorouracil, epidoxorubicin, cyclophosphamide) followed by docetaxel (T) in patients with operable, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC): Preliminary ...

Dye is injected into the breast, one to four of the nodes is identified with a probe and removed to see if cancer cells are present. Lymph nodes are small organs, typically ranging from the size of a ...

Omitting SLNB in older patients with early-stage, HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer showed similar safety and efficacy to performing the procedure. The BOOG 13-08 trial demonstrated comparable ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a low-risk procedure that can reduce the need for complete lymph node ...

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a complex, rare, aggressive disease that requires the expertise of multiple disciplines. As highlighted in the review by Banks et al, 1 we have seen some recent ...

A sentinel lymph node is a node or nodes that is likely to be the closest node draining a cancer, making it the earliest to show if a metastasis has occurred. Our surgical oncologists may biopsy or ...